Loyalty
It’s supposed to be a season where job is a rare commodity, but I received a call from a headhunter requesting for my updated CV. Her client is a flourishing company, despite the present crisis, and in need of...
It’s supposed to be a season where job is a rare commodity, but I received a call from a headhunter requesting for my updated CV. Her client is a flourishing company, despite the present crisis, and in need of...
A Supreme Court (of the Philippines) jurisprudence suggest this.
For years, employers are on their toes to ensure that the sixth month of employment of probationary employees are monitored to ensure no unqualified proby employees will be regularized. Likewise, proper documentation is considered a must for...
Am talking about the prices of gasoline and lpg, power cost and food prices. Thanks to the oil cartel and fuel hungry developed nations.
An Ethanol Unleaded gasoline (the one I use) now cost US $1.25 (Php 49-50.00) per liter. My elecric bill went up from...
As a result of our cerebral activity last week, I volunteered to be part of a group who will review the performance management system of the company where I’m presently engaged.
I believe in a competitive environment, every enterprise has to evolve and...
For about 2 nights, I was chatting with a fellow blogger about her job hunting efforts who just graduated from a top university.
As an HR practitioner, I gave her 2 quick tips to start on the right direction as far as her career is concern.
Choose...
I received this via SMS from a colleague… funny and worth sharing.
Manager: “For a man with no experience, you’re asking for a high wage”
Applicant: “Well, sir, the work is much harder when you don’t know what you’re doing“
...
Last night, I joined the gig of my staff at Star City as an activity to bade goodbye to the one who is bound for Singapore.
I was dared to join them in the viking(?) ride, though hesitant, I accommodated their request. At first, I thought...
Having been exposed to the corporate world for a while, I have taken note of interesting match between jobs and people. Economic background, IMO, affects paradigm and job.
People who graduated from an A-list university and grew from a well off family tends to be...
In a recent meeting of HR Managers, a colleague handed a paper containing the most likely reasons why an employee would leave the company. Herewith are the top 10 reasons:
Your company is experiencing a downward spiral. Your relationship with your manager is damaged beyond repair. Your life...
On April of this year, I introduced the subject of change management. Initiating and leading his group to change is one of the inevitable tasks a leader must do. However, change management is not an easy task. Time and again, in the middle...
Update (10/18/07): An article about the same recognition was written by Princess Daisy Dominga entitled SM Innovations for the Handicapped was published by Philippine Daily Inquirer Sunday Biz on Oct. 14, 2007.
Being sensitive to the needs of persons with disability, breast feeding...
Finally, my How To Lose Your Job series can be closed
On August 29, 2007, it was an honor to handle one of the break out sessions of the 1st HR Philippines National Convention and I handled the discussion on Employee Discipline. Using...
More than 2 months ago, a bunch of young professionals and entrepreneurs, who barely know each other, worked on a goal that we thought to be close to impossible. And that is to host a national gathering of HR Philippines members.
And exactly, who do we...
Am in the process of completing several training sessions on Customer Care, and I thought sharing one of the work attitudes we promote will also add value to readers of this blog.
Personally, I believe an attitude of faith will enable a modern employee to maintain...
The end of this series is now on sight, a couple of more posts and we’ll be able to conclude this one. For several weeks, we have been discussing the different grounds where an employee can lose his job.
There are two approaches to end...
For quite a time now, I am being asked why I keep the web safety seminars for free. Friends say people shy away from free seminars, because they think it is of no value, or it is only a ploy to sell them something at the end. Well, our attendance for...
Our advocacy got a little push. Thanks to ABS CBN News Online for the mention.
This project was born in the middle of my lecture about “protecting your brand by using social web responsibly”. I thought, why not do similar a lecture for parents and the rest is history [please read Bridging the digital divide in the family to read the...
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The power of social web and volunteerism in display. What started as an idea has become a reality. The desire to educate parents on cyber safety was birth in the middle of Sonnie’s lecture on brand management. He thought why not empower...
Since I decided to go solo and pursue micro entrepreneurship [ leaving full time employment] a few months back, most friends often ask “how am I doing”? A subtle way of saying “hey dude, are you not starving yet? You can still change your mind”.
Majority of my friends and relatives believe full time employment is a better option, and I...
In my almost 18 years experience in HR and Training, 80% of the training modules we developed and/or conducted is geared towards skills development. As the global playing field change, so new skills are also being required. Now as a micro...
Internet in general and Social Web in particular is a potent tool that can build our brand. But this force, if misused whether out of ignorance or otherwise, can hurt an individual and an organization. In one of my training sessions, while discussing...
I am not a political writer, and don’t intend to be. But their are times when you cannot hold your peace because you know it’ll further hurt the nation.
So with the Gen. Bangit issue, I wrote something and published it at blogwatch. After a few days, I was informed that the said article found it’s way...